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Can anyone give me some jumping exercises that can be done in a 20x40?

I feel like I always go for the same exercise and although we don’t jump much I’d like to change it up a little. We only jump a little to change it up for him and because he enjoys it (it terrifies me even though he couldn’t be any steadier jumpingif I wanted him to be)
 
I haven't had anything with the legs for jumping for a billion years now but I used to like the exercise where you set 4 small jumps up in a square in the middle. I used to set them up with a stride between and then you could go straight over (A to C) and canter round and then do the two across the middle or go across diagonally.

Not sure I've explained that well so off to see if I can find a google diagram
 
Cob Life said:
Can anyone give me some jumping exercises that can be done in a 20x40?

I feel like I always go for the same exercise and although we don’t jump much I’d like to change it up a little. We only jump a little to change it up for him and because he enjoys it (it terrifies me even though he couldn’t be any steadier jumpingif I wanted him to be)
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https://www.horseandrideruk.com/expert-advice/articles/three-gridwork-exercises-can-home/

Grid work will give you so much confidence. I used to love doing it, we got really good at it at the end, me and my lovely Bailey. We used to ride in a big school so could get five or six fences in as well as a bounce or two to start but in a smaller school you could get 4 fences in.
 
I like the exercise over 4 jumps set out like a clock face on a 20m circle (at 3, 6, 9, 12 ifkwim). Start as poles, and circle around them to practice bend, flex etc. Then trot over them as poles and small cross poles, making sure you cross each one in the middle, on both reins obviously. Then, when warmed up, try cantering over them. Count strides between each jump, changing for more and fewer strides between each jump to extend and shorten the canter. Make sure the canter is bouncy and even and the horse bends correctly. It's quite a lot to ask of the horse though, so don't stay on the clock for too long. My big idiot mare really struggles to turn so much in control, but my son's super pony can stay on the clock face for ages - we managed about 20 mins yesterday (with breaks and stretches of course). The were both sweating by the end though, so it was a good work out for body and mind!
 
SEL said:
I haven't had anything with the legs for jumping for a billion years now but I used to like the exercise where you set 4 small jumps up in a square in the middle. I used to set them up with a stride between and then you could go straight over (A to C) and canter round and then do the two across the middle or go across diagonally.

Not sure I've explained that well so off to see if I can find a google diagram
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I know what you mean, we used to do it a lot with the ponies
 
as a very simple exercise I have one fence at X, jump it from E/B and just working on getting the turns/landing on the correct lead. You can make it harder by having to change lead over the jump, or adding poles/fences at A/C.

Though not something that you’d necessarily want to try on a very forwards horse, I used it to get my old mare listening and nearly jumped the arena fence more than once ?
 
Modern Gymnastics by Jim Woffard is a wonderful book. There will be some exercises that y pou can't fit, but then most you could :)
 
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